ろ〇〇〇〇 ろ〇〇〇 wrote:
> This would be a most useful Unicode character for producers of English
> dictionaries, though I personally would rather they all go the IPA
> route. (By the way, is that "route" pronounced as "root" or as "rout"? I
> use the latter for "... go that route", but the former for "Take Route
> 66...")
As the Irishman said when asked whether ee-ther or eye-ther was
the correct pronunciation of "either":
Ayther will do, ayther will do.
In general, "rout" is the normal pronunciation in technical context such
as "Internet routing". Otherwise, it depends on dialect, idiolect,
and context.
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han mathon ne chae, a han noston ne 'wilith. --Galadriel, _LOTR:FOTR_
